Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
GOING DOWN ROAD, STEPPED TRUCK RAN IN BACK HIT WINDSHIELD CUTTING HEAD AND MOUTH TEETH LOOSE
De Roche Creek Quarry: 13 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Carter Ike
Clark County,
AR
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301475
MSHA record for De Roche Creek Quarry (mine ID 0301475). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1987–1991
- Latest incident
- Nov 1991
Ownership history
- Little Rock Quarry Company Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
De Roche Creek Quarry sits in Clark County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Clark County, Arkansas · Population 21,378
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$50,985
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file1991 · 6 incidents
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WALKED OUT OF OFFICE STEPPED ON STONE TWISTED ANKLE
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
FIXING CONVEYOR BELT SLIP ON ROCK BUSTED LEFT KNEE.
September 25, 1991
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING SCALES BEAM BRUISED RIBS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF BODY.
September 25, 1991
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A SHEET ROCK KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
April 3, 1991
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SHOVELING DIRT AND ROCK FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT BACK STRAIN.
1990 · 4 incidents
November 2, 1990
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING ROCKS MANUALLY FROM BELT.ROCKS SHIFTED AND BROKE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
October 25, 1990
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Fall from machine
REPLACING SCREENS STEPPED OFF EDGE FELL TO GROUND
September 20, 1990
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING ROCK OUT OF BELT.
September 12, 1990
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER BELT,EMPLOYEE STEP DOWN ON ROCK AND FELL CUTTING RIGHT KNEE ON ROCK,APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH IN LENGTH.
1989 · 1 incident
August 25, 1989
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL IN THE COMPANY OF COWORKER IW NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A PUMP WEIGHING ABOUT 150LBS AFTER THE LIFTING PROCESS EMPL STATES HE FELT DISCOMFORT INT HE AREA OF HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK HE D ELAYED GOING TO THE DR UNTIL 8/29/89 AT WHICH TIME THE THE NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN COMMENCED TO BOTHER HIM
1988 · 1 incident
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BULL DOZER FOR THE PURPOSE OF REBUILDING WASHED AREA ON ROAD.ALLEGED DOZER SLIPPED ON LARGE ROCK RESULTING IN A SEVERE JOLT HURTING HIS BACK.
1987 · 1 incident
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE DRILLING SMALL ROCK CHIP FLEW UP AND ENTERED RIGHT EYE.